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Will Netflix doom you?

by Kirk Ward
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Not a rosy outlook for somebody. Netflix uses up to 90% of Canadian bandwidth in the evenings, and 20% of US bandwidth in the evenings ... and they've just started!

Who do you reckon will hit the wall first?

Could Netflix crash the Internet?- Top Stocks - MSN Money
#doom #netflix
  • Profile picture of the author J Bold
    An article by somebody who understands how the internet really works on the technical side would have been better...such as an article from a tech news site rather than MSN's money site.

    There's a difference between traffic and bandwidth. In the article he says 90% of traffic, in the sub-title he says 90% of bandwidth.

    Which is it?
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    • Profile picture of the author Matt MacPherson
      Originally Posted by redicelander View Post

      An article by somebody who understands how the internet really works on the technical side would have been better...such as an article from a tech news site rather than MSN's money site.

      There's a difference between traffic and bandwidth. In the article he says 90% of traffic, in the sub-title he says 90% of bandwidth.

      Which is it?
      I thought the same thing while reading that article. I'm definitely part of that statistic though. I'm watching netflix right now, as I write this. Really wish we Canadians has the same selection as the US though...

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  • Profile picture of the author eiilers
    This doesn't sound like a problem with Netflix, but a problem with the Canadian ISP's - most likely overselling the bandwidth.
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  • Profile picture of the author sarafina
    Netflix sucks. In Canada anyway. Old movies nobody has heard of. Browsing through it is a pain. No thanks, I'll watch movies on the internet through other avenues.
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    • Profile picture of the author Derek S
      I read that article a few weeks back but in the version i read there was no mention of "traffic" only bandwidth...

      As for netflicks I hear Canada's selection absolutely sucks but yet the Americans are all enraged because we get all the seasons of Mad Men and they don't LOL

      Netflicks I get... but something like 3% of Twitters servers are JUST dedicated to Justin Biebers twitter account, no joke
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      • Profile picture of the author Kirk Ward
        Originally Posted by Derek S View Post

        Netflicks I get... but something like 3% of Twitters servers are JUST dedicated to Justin Biebers twitter account, no joke
        Then you are obviously not a pre-pubescent female.

        Which it seems, an inordinately large number of Twitter users are.
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    • Profile picture of the author JRCarson
      Originally Posted by sarafina View Post

      Netflix sucks. In Canada anyway. Old movies nobody has heard of. Browsing through it is a pain. No thanks, I'll watch movies on the internet through other avenues.
      Agreed. It's a pretty weak selection.
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  • Profile picture of the author LauraJames
    Before it was introduced here in Canada, my friends from the USA used to tell me about the benefits/features, including a great selection of movies. So far, the Canadian version is disappointing.
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  • Profile picture of the author mmaeb
    wont happen or not for long anyway-ISP's will just throttle it same as do for anything that takes masses of bandwidth ala filesharing ddos attacks etc
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    • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
      Originally Posted by mmaeb View Post

      -ISP's will just throttle it same as do for anything that takes masses of bandwidth ala filesharing ddos attacks etc
      Yep, just got this yesterday from my ISP:

      Effective January 2011, the maximum usage overage fee will be increased to $60. [...]
      If you wish to modify or cancel your service as a result of this change, please call ...
      Clever move
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  • Profile picture of the author garyv
    Boxee will start shipping in a week. It has a lot of the internet movie services, including netflix and Vudu. I much prefer Vudu. It has a lot more HD movies to choose from. But Boxee will have both of those. Can't wait to get it.

    Boxee - Movies, TV Shows and Video from the Internet on your TV.
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